The EU started a procedure against the segregation of schooling for Rroma in Hungary. This is good, but let’s not forget that the government openly suggests this segregation is for the good of the Rroma.
The story of the gas pipe illegally tapped by Rroma in the village of Plekhanovo in the Tula region continues. This had led to massive action by the riot police and now the city is forcing Rroma residents to destroy “illegal” houses.
Demonstrators protested in Germany against the current asylum policies of the German state, who, having declared several Balkan countries as safe countries, are systematically denying asylum claims by Rroma from these countries.
Women who were forcefully sterilised in the Czech Republic are telling their story through theatre. This sterilisation practice continued unabatedly until at least 2004.
The saga continues for these travelling Rroma who have been kicked out from one place and are now searching for another opportunity to stay. Important to know is that they actually work in Switzerland. They have regular and scheduled work agreed with factories and businesses in Switzerland…
4 Rroma women who are begging in Geneva went to the police to complain about a person who threatened them repeatedly. The man is under arrest since 10 days.
The Front National French Mayor of Cogolin in the South, Marc-Étienne Lansade, is back on the headlines. This time, not for his actions against Rroma – he was the one who posted on facebook boasting that he was cleaning Cogolin of Rroma, but because his financial skills are definitively not good, or even potentially criminal…
Following the manifestation protesting against systematic abuse in the Bounets neighbourhood, a fight broke out between Rroma and ethnic Bulgarians over loud music, leaving 6 wounded, and two arrested.
Bad.
This week’s news summary from France. Not so much, which is not surprising, as there were other news in the front pages.
In Lille, Rroma are told to leave France and to move to another place, to Vauban; in the North again, a difficult cohabitation between local travellers (i.e. Manouches) and Rroma; and a police action and a tumultuous municipal council in Loos, in the North of France.
Then two articles on schools one about the inclusion of migrants, the other about pollution near a school where Rroma are.
And finally, of course the usual crime stories with a reported increase of break in in the West and pickpockets in the South.
The Appleby Horse Fair is in full swing!
30 years ago, the Swiss government officially acknowledged its involvement in the so-called Kinder der Landstrasse, a program which saw the state take away children from Jenische, the local travellers and place them in homes.
More on the shopkeeper who wants to keep Rroma out of her shop.
SHAME!
Hundreds of people in Botunets, a neighbourhood in the North East of Sofia protested against systematic abuse and discrimination against Rroma.
Germany is investigating pictures taken by Neo Nazis inside Buchenwald.
SHAME
Lots of articles in Switzerland about ca. 350 Rroma from France travelling through Switzerland. And not all good. Rather bad press. All stereotypes are there.
Like in the Nazi days, or like in the Czech Republic, this time in Berlin Neukölln: A shopkeepers puts up a sign against Rroma.
SHAME!!!
The Rroma music festival “Khamoro” just started in Prague.
After the protests regarding the “illegal” gas connection in a Rroma neighbourhood near Tula, the issue seems to have restarted. This time because the houses were scheduled to be demolished because of these illegal connections to the gas network.
In good Russian fashion, there was interior police, riot troops etc…
To be followed.
An article about the “chaos” created by Rroma travellers camping in Western Switzerland for a church meeting. Many of the Rroma travellers here belong to the pentacostal church or to other evangelical churches.
An article about Rroma and higher education. However, saying that Hungary “leads the way” is truly misleading.
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